Teams from Penzance Fire Station, St Ives and Hayle were all needed to extinguish the blaze, which caused alarm among fellow residents who filmed footage of the incident unfolding when it was first noticed at about 6.30pm.

Watch the video shot by eyewitness Ade Keast above.

Ludgvan Fire (Image: Ade Keast)

Luckily no one was hurt in the incident, which was apparently caused after barbecue set fire to a 10ft garden fence before spreading to an oil tank elsewhere in the back garden of a home.

Fire crews used four breathing apparatus, one hosereel and one main jet to put the fire out, before carrying out a full investigation inside and out of the home.